Milner puts Villa in driving seat

ENGLAND midfielder James Milner maintained Aston Villa’s dreams of ending a 14-year wait for a trophy last night.

Milner puts Villa in driving seat
Fri, 15 Jan, 2010 - 00:00
Blackburn 0 Aston Villa 1 Ken Gaunt

Milner put his side in the driving seat in this Carling Cup semi-final tie by scoring his fifth goal in 11 games.

It was just the boost manager Martin O’Neill was looking for with the second leg to come at home next Wednesday.

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